was defeated. Provincial political career In the 1986 Alberta general election Schumacher ran for the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta in Drumheller. He was elected and was soon appointed Deputy Speaker, a position he held until 1993. Schumacher was reelected in the 1989 and 1993 general elections. He became the first elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly after the retirement of David Carter, defeating Liberal candidate Bettie Hewes. As speaker, Schumacher never named a member and instead employed short adjournments for the purpose of restoring order. He retired from the Assembly after dissolution in 1997. Late life After his career in the provincial legislature he formed the Drumheller law firm Schumacher, Gough and Pedersen, and served on the Alberta Surface Rights and Land Compensation boards where he eventually became Chairman in 2001. In November 2012, Schumacher received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition for his public service contributions to Albertans and Canadians over the past more than 45 years. Earlier he had received the Silver and Golden Jubilee Medals. Schumacher died 10 October 2020, aged 87, from complications of dementia. References Further reading External links 1933 births 2020 deaths Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta UBC Sauder School of Business alumni Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs Independent MPs in the Canadian House of Commons People from Drumheller Peter A. Allard School of Law alumni The Royal Canadian Dragoons officers